EUIPO

As of 20 May 2021, the Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia (LRPV) has made its trade mark images available in TMview. The images have been added to the visual search tool within TMview, which allows users to search for trade mark images from the integrated countries. [#item_full_content]...

As of today, the 19 May 2021, TMview will include trade mark data made available by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), taking the total number of trade marks in the search tool from 62 to over 90 million from 75 participating IP Offices.   [#item_full_content]...

As of 17 May 2021, the Trademarks and Industrial Designs Office of Egypt (TIDO) joins TMclass with goods and services in Arabic. [#item_full_content]...

A virtual Intellectual Property (IP) Seminar on Enforcement was held by the EUIPO in cooperation with the Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia (IPORS) on 12 May 2021. [#item_full_content]...

The European Ombudsman has published the list of 37 projects that have been nominated for the third edition of the Award for Good Administration. The list includes the EUIPO’s CdT Transformation Programme and the Ideas Powered for Business initiative and the SME Fund. [#item_full_content]...

On 5 May, the first two convergence projects of the EUIPO’s Strategic Plan 2025, CP13 – ‘Trade mark applications made in bad faith’ and CP14 – ‘Trade marks contrary to public policy or to accepted principles of morality’, were officially approved for launch through written procedure by the Management Board of the EUIPO. [#item_full_content]...

The Executive Director, Mr Christian Archambeau, welcomed the State Secretary for Global Spain (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation), Mr Manuel Muñiz Villa, during his visit to Alicante on 4 May 2021. [#item_full_content]...

The public consultation is open until 22 July and aims to capture the views of all relevant stakeholders in the EU-wide protection of Geographical Indications (GIs) for non-agricultural products. [#item_full_content]...

Like every year, the EUIPO pays tribute to Europe Day on 9 May. This date is the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, pronounced on 9 May, 1950, which is considered the beginning of the European Union as we know it. [#item_full_content]...

On 3 May, the Executive Director of the EUIPO, Mr Archambeau, met Ms Marion Walsmann virtually. Ms Walsmann is a member of the European Parliament serving on the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI Committee) as Vice Chair and Rapporteur for the IP Action Plan. [#item_full_content]...